Alfredo Conti

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Director, Residency School of Neurosurgery

Educational Background and Professional Positions

He studied at the Conservatory of Music "A. Corelli" and the Classical High School “G. La Farina” in Messina.

• Degree in Medicine, July 1997 (with honors).

• Specialization in Neurosurgery, 2002 (with honors).

• 2003: Oncology Research Fellowship, Carrozza-Pollicino-S. Leonardo/Unime Foundation.

• 2007: European Board of Neurosurgery, awarded by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (FEBNS, Fellow of the European Board of Neurological Surgery).

• 2007: PhD in Neuro-oncology.

• 2006–2015: University Researcher and Adjunct Professor at the University of Messina.

• 2015–2019: Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Messina.

• 2018: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Researcher) in Neurosurgery at Charité Universitätsmedizin, the largest neurosurgical center in Europe.

• October 2018: Qualified as Full Professor (Italian National Scientific Qualification) in Neurosurgery (MED/27).

• Since January 1, 2019: Visiting Professor in Neurosurgery at Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin.

• October 2019: Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Bologna.

International Training

• 2004: Visiting Fellow at Southwestern University (Dallas), University of Florida (Gainesville), and University of Miami.

• 2007: Training in CyberKnife radiosurgery, Sunnyvale (California).

• Faculty member of the “Summer School” in Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience organized by the University of Messina in collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA) in three editions (2006–2007–2011).

• 2018: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Researcher) at Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin.

• Since January 1, 2019: Visiting Professor at the same institution.

Language Skills

• English: C2

• German: B2

Scientific Activity and Awards

He has carried out extensive scientific work, authoring over 150 full international publications and about 200 contributions in abstract form.

Current bibliometric indices:

• Scopus-indexed articles: 230

• Google Scholar H-index: 44

• Scopus H-index: 35

• Total Impact Factor: >600

He has worked as a reviewer for more than 40 scientific journals, including the most prestigious ones in the field of neuroscience, performing over 900 reviews.
He serves on the editorial board of 7 journals with Impact Factor, including Neurosurgery, the leading journal in the field.

He has delivered more than 90 invited lectures at scientific institutions and international venues, such as:
World Federation of Neurosurgery, European Association of Neurosurgery, Australasian Society of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Society of Southeast Europe, German Society of Neurosurgery, British Society of Neurosurgery, Italian Society of Neurosurgery, Slovak Academy of Sciences, European Society of Radiosurgery, Radiosurgery Society, and the International Radiosurgery Society.

Awards and Recognitions

• National "Tagliapietra" Award (Italian Society of Neurosurgery).

• International "Beniamino Guidetti" Award (Italian Society of Neurosurgery).

• Best Poster Award (ESSFN, European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery).

• EANS Aesculap Prize (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies).

• Best Publication Award in Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Cureus).

• EANS Research Fund (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies).

• Holder of a patent, in collaboration with STMicroelectronics, for a wearable device for surgical treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

He is a member of the examination board for the European Board of Neurosurgery (EANS).
Member of the EANS Frontiers Section and EANS Academy.
Member of the Membership Committee of the Radiosurgery Society.

Teaching Activity

• Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Messina.

• Lecturer in Neurosurgery at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Messina.

• Lecturer in Neurosurgery at the Postgraduate School of Neurosurgery, University of Messina.

• Lecturer in Neurosurgery at the Postgraduate School of Oncological Radiotherapy, University of Messina.

• Lecturer in the PhD Program in Neuroscience (UniMe) in the last 10 editions.

• Director of the Postgraduate School of Neurosurgery.
  Since 2006, he has continuously taught in undergraduate and doctoral programs.

Clinical Activity

He has participated in 3,000 surgical procedures, 1,500 of which as first operator.
His main expertise is in oncological, functional, stereotactic, and spinal neurosurgery.
He has performed over 2,000 stereotactic radiosurgery treatments for cranial and spinal disorders.
Since 2005, he has continuously practiced surgery, addressing the full range of neurosurgical pathologies: traumatic, vascular, intra-axial neoplasms, skull base and convexity meningiomas, hydrocephalus and CSF circulation disorders, as well as degenerative and traumatic lumbar spine diseases.